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Energy market

Greece pledges to link Egypt's energy grid to EU

Energy market

Greece is seeking to expand energy cooperation across the Mediterranean with Egypt and Israel

Greece pledges to link Egypt's energy grid to EU

Greece is seeking to expand energy cooperation across the Mediterranean with Egypt and Israel

Turkey earthquake

Turkey sits on top of major faultlines and earthquakes are frequent

Strong quake strikes off Turkish Mediterranean coast

Coronavirus pandemic

The government says the new measures seek to encourage people to get vaccinations

Egypt to require virus vaccinations for civil servants

Khedival Cairo

Khedival Cairo is rich in buildings that are government owned

Central Cairo set to be reinvented as start-up hub

Hussein Tantawi

Tantawi was defence minister for nearly 21 years

Egypt's former military ruler Tantawi dies

US aid to Egypt

The $170 million will be released to preserve US-Egypt security engagement that Washington believes is critical to Mideast stability

US releases part of military aid to Egypt

Libyan Crisis

Elsisi reiterated calls for foreign forces and mercenaries to be pulled out of Libya

Egypt’s leader meets with Libyan officials to push for vote

King Djoser's tomb

Inscriptions on the wall of the southern tomb of King Djoser

Egypt reopens King Djoser's southern tomb to tourists

Egypt-Israel ties

Warming ties between Israel and Egypt

Israel PM, Egypt leader discuss Gaza ceasefire

Egypt-Israel ties

Bennett and Sisi are expected to discuss regional issues

Israeli PM visits Egypt

Lebanese crisis

Beirut remains in darkness during a power outage

Lebanon working with World Bank to finance power supply plan

Mideast peace process

The Egyptian and Jordanian leaders renewed their support of Abbas

Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians seek to revive Mideast peace process

Coronavirus pandemic

The actual numbers of COVID-19 cases are believed much higher due to limited testing

COVID-19 cases grow steadily in Egypt

Human rights

Youtuber Shadi Srour was arrested at Cairo International Airport in December 2019 upon his arrival from the US

Egypt releases reporter, activist, YouTube star

Sukuk

Returns on sukuk could be offered in local or foreign currency

Egypt to begin issuing sukuk in first half of 2022

Egypt's war on terror

Egyptian troops were riding an armoured vehicle when the bomb went off in New Rafah

7 troops killed in Egypt militant attack

COVID-19 vaccination

The Egyptian government's aim is to vaccinate 40% of the population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021

Egypt receives first shipment of J&J COVID-19 vaccines

Egypt's bread subsidy

Egypt is the world’s largest wheat importer

Egypt President: it is time to raise price of subsidised bread

Egypt's farmers

This year's low yield has driven prices up, hurting sellers and customers

Heat wave ruins much of mango crop for Egypt's farmers

Human rights

Esraa Abdelfattah was among the organisers of Egypt's January 2011 revolution that ended the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak

Egypt frees several prominent activists ahead of Eid al-Adha

Sexual Harassment

New measures to end sexual violence

Egypt tightens punishment for sexual harassment

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